BBC 1Xtra Live is cancelled

The UK’s first-ever Official Afrobeats Chart Show is celebrating its one year anniversary this Sunday on BBC Radio 1Xtra.

Father John Misty has covered Stevie Wonder‘s ‘I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)’ as part of a new live EP.‘Live At Electric Lady’ was recorded at the iconic Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York City back in May. Comprising six tracks, the special collection contains live versions of five songs from FJM’s latest album ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’.Closing the EP is Father John Misty’s take on Wonder’s 1972 number ‘I Believe…’. You can listen to ‘Live At Electric Lady’ on Spotify below.Announcing the project on social media, FJM (real name Josh Tillman) shared a series of behind-the-scenes shots of himself and his accompanying string section recording at NYC’s Electric Lady.

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King Charles III paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II and vowed to serve the British people with “loyalty, respect, and love” in his first televised speech as monarch.

The BBC Proms concert series has been cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The annual eight-week season was due to conclude with the traditional finale - the famous Last Night of The Proms - at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday (10. 09.

BBC has cancelled this year’s edition of 1Xtra Live due to artists’ changing schedules and “increasing financial costs”.Announced last month, the 2022 instalment of the annual event – which celebrates the best of Black music – had been set to take place at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Saturday, October 15.It would’ve further marked BBC Radio 1Xtra’s 20th anniversary. “We’re going to bring new and emerging talent together with the hottest UK artists and best international acts for the biggest Birthday bash of the year,” said Faron McKenzie, Head Of 1Xtra, previously.Today (September 5), organisers have announced that 1Xtra Live 2022 will no longer be taking place as planned.“Due to some significant changes over the past few weeks, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s 1Xtra Live, which was due to be held on 15th October in London,” the official update read.“A combination of changes to artists’ schedules and increasing financial costs means that we are not able to put on the event to the standard we expect from ourselves and more importantly, to the standard our audience expects from us.”The message concluded: “We are working hard to deliver something special for later in the year, which we’ll announce soon.” You can see the statement in the Instagram post beneath.A post shared by BBC Radio 1Xtra (@bbc1xtra)1Xtra Live hasn’t taken place since 2019 due to the COVID pandemic.

The BBC and Channel 4 may fear the worst as the anti-Public Service Broadcasting agenda led by Boris Johnson’s administration looks set to continue under a Liz Truss premiership, with all eyes trained on whether Nadine Dorries remains Culture Secretary.

Love Island 2022 favourite Indiyah Polack has welcomed a new addition to her fanclub in the form of US rap star Nicki Minaj.The dating show finalist, 23 - who came in third place place alongside new beau Dami Hope, 26 - yesterday recorded an Instagram Live video of herself rapping Nicki's new track 'Super Freaky Girl' alongside fellow Love Island alum Yewande Biala on a night out. Indiyah's impressive performance soon caught the attention of her fans online, one of whom reposted the video on Twitter, captioning it, "Love Island UK IT girl @1ndiyah rapping to Nicki Minaj via Ig stories".

Strictly Come Dancing's Luba Mushtuk has revealed she still has a very close relationship with her former dance partner on the show, Jason Bell.MORE: Helen Skelton dazzles in glitter-clad jumpsuit for exciting Strictly revealThe duo were partnered together in 2020 and although their professional partnership didn't last long, as they were eliminated in week three, they have maintained a very close relationship.WATCH: Loose Womens' Kaye Adams twirls in a pink mini blazer dress ahead of her Strictly debutTaking to her Stories on Thursday, Luba shared a screengrab of her phone, showing that she had been on a call with Jason for nearly two hours!RELATED: Strictly's Karen Hauer and Luba Mushtuk stun as they pose in bikinis during 'perfect spa day'READ: Giovanni Pernice lands new TV role away from Strictly after opening up about future plans"When we catch up we really do," she wrote alongside the photo, before adding: "I love you @jasonbell33." Luba shared a screengrab of her phone on InstagramThe former NFL star currently seems to be thousands of miles away from Luba, in America, although he spends a lot of time in London.Earlier this month he attended the House of the Dragon premiere in London, and earlier this year, in May, he took his daughter with Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle, Anaiya, to watch Luba and the rest of the Strictly cast on their tour.Luba, 33, has been a part of Strictly since 2016, when she worked on the show as an assistant choreographer, but despite being in the spotlight for many years, she has managed to keep her private life out of it.

here. View the full tour itinerary below.The 1975’s fifth studio album is set to arrive on October 14 via Dirty Hit, and the band has already offered previews of the new release with singles ‘Part Of The Band’ and ‘Happiness’, the latter song they performed at this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals.JANUARY 8 – Brighton – The Brighton Center 9 – Bournemouth – Bournemouth International Center 10 – Exeter – Westpoint Arena 12 – London – The O2 15 – Birmingham – Resorts World Arena 16 – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena 19 – Glasgow – SSE Hydro 20 – Manchester – Manchester Arena 22 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena 23 – Leeds – First Direct Arena 25 – Newcastle – Utilita Arena 26- Liverpool – M&S Bank Arena 29 – Dublin – 3Arena 30 – Belfast – The SSE ArenaLast week, The 1975 replaced Rage Against The Machine as headliners for this year’s Reading and Leeds.

Love Island star Adam Collard appears to have got girlfriend Paige Thorne's name tattooed on his shoulder.The couple met on in the Love Island villa this summer, but have been continuing their relationship since getting back to the UK, with Paige recently hinting that Adam had dropped the L-bomb on her.Taking to Instagram, the pair had enjoyed a day out together where they had sat down for a lunch date before heading to the tattoo salon. Paige then posted a short clip of Adam having a tattoo needle held up to his shoulder area along with the caption: “As if he’s getting my name x”.

Baby on board! Love Island UK season 5 star Amy Hart is expecting her first child with boyfriend Sam Rason after going through a difficult fertility journey for years.

Harry Styles fans in Scotland will be thrilled to hear the musician has added a stop in Edinburgh in May 2023.

She's amassed a huge fanbase in the UK, and over in the US Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu appears to also have won over many supporters.The 28 year old, who won the 2022 series of the dating show alongside Davide Sanclimenti, 27, has jetted off to Los Angeles on a solo trip where she's "shooting" an exciting new project. Keeping the details of her venture under wraps, Ekin-Su shared a message for her fans on social media, saying: "I'm actually in LA and I'm very excited to be shooting here.